PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dum Debble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Van Alst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dum Debble could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rutger Van Alst's chin.

Debble
vs
Van Alst

181 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dum Debble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rutger Van Alst!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Alst ducks under a wild hook from Debble.
Van Alst slips under a jab.
Van Alst throws a big counter head kick but Debble avoids it with no problem.
Debble catches Van Alst with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Alst takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Alst moves in looking to clinch but Debble pushes him off.
Debble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Debble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Debble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Alst finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Debble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Alst.
Van Alst uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Debble.
Van Alst is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Debble with a body shot.
Debble takes a swing at Van Alst's ribcage but misses.
We've been told by Debble's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Alst moves out of range of the strikes.
Debble swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Alst counters with a solid body kick.
Van Alst avoids the body shot from Debble.
Debble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Alst avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debble misses with a body shot.
Van Alst appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Alst buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Van Alst misses
and Debble counters with a nice uppercut.
Debble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Alst manages to avoid it.
Debble just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Alst blocks a jab.
Debble thuds his right hand into Van Alst's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Debble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Debble missing with a left hand there. Van Alst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Alst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Alst slips a jab from Debble.
Van Alst misses with a head kick.
Debble misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Alst.
Van Alst misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debble getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Alst throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Alst scores with a decent looking hook.
Debble connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Alst closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice defenses there by Van Alst.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Alst! But no joy.
Van Alst slips a straight right by Debble.
Dum Debble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Alst takes one to the chin there.
Van Alst doesn't manage to clinch there - Debble circles away.
Van Alst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Debble.
Van Alst avoids the body shot from Debble.
Van Alst wants to counter with a clinch but Debble pushes him away.
Van Alst feints and then cracks Debble's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Debble down.
Debble cracks Van Alst with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Alst throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Debble just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Debble lands.

Van Alst is rocked!

It looks like Rutger Van Alst has been cut.
Debble misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Alst is still on wobbly legs! Can Debble finish him?
Debble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Alst raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Alst seems to have recovered his senses.
Debble misses with a hook.
Debble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Alst was well out of range. Poor timing from Debble.
Debble misses with a body shot.
Debble avoids the head kick by Van Alst.
Van Alst scoring well with a low kick there.
Debble cracks Van Alst with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Debble misses with a straight left.
Debble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Alst.
Van Alst looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Debble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Alst moves away.
Van Alst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Alst tries to counter with a clinch but Debble shakes him off and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Alst!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debble throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Alst makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Alst tries to clinch up.
Debble throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Alst counters with a good low kick that Debble was not able to check.
Van Alst lands a nice hook to Debble's body. Debble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Debble misses with a looping left.
Debble throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Alst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debble.
Debble misses the shot to the body.
Debble swings widly with a right hand
and Van Alst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Debble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Alst.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dum Debble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rutger Van Alst's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Debble thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Alst misses the target.
Debble moves out of range as Van Alst strikes.
Van Alst avoids the body shot from Debble.
Debble misses with a body shot.
Debble throws a hook but Van Alst blocks it.
Debble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Alst.
Debble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Alst.
Van Alst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debble.
Debble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debble throws a looping overhand right but Van Alst ducks down to avoid it.
Van Alst with a hook.
Debble looks to land a right hand but Van Alst moved out of range.
Van Alst replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Debble blocks it well.
Debble on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Alst slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Alst staying out of range there.
Debble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Alst cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Alst throws a nice head kick!
Debble throws an off balance right hand
and Van Alst counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Debble misses with a body shot.
Debble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Debble looks to land a left hand but Van Alst moved out of range nicely.
Debble sets himself, and Van Alst steps forward looking for the clinch! Debble avoids it this time.
Debble has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice shot lands for Debble.
Debble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Alst moves away.
A shot to the liver by Van Alst. Beautiful body shot.
Debble throws a hook to the side of Van Alst's head but Van Alst sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Debble blocks a head kick by Van Alst.
Van Alst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Debble manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Debble darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Alst.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Alst throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Debble throws an overhand right that lands on Van Alst's shoulder, as Van Alst tries to avoid the shot.
Van Alst throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Alst throws a head kick but Debble moves out of range.
Debble misses with an uppercut.
Debble looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Alst is just out of range.
Debble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Alst counters with a body kick that stops Debble in his tracks momentarily.
Debble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dum Debble is winning the standup battle so far.
Debble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Alst counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Debble throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Alst counters with a thumping low kick.
Debble moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Debble misses
and Van Alst counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Alst slips a straight right by Debble.
Van Alst slips under a jab from Debble.
Van Alst uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Debble.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Alst misses.
Debble throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Alst! But no joy.
Van Alst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Alst fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Debble is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Debble misses the target.
Debble throws an overhand right that lands on Van Alst's shoulder, as Van Alst tries to avoid the shot.
Debble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Alst under the eye.
Debble getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Debble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Alst counters with a straight right hand.
Van Alst misses with a body kick.
Van Alst scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Alst avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Alst looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Alst throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Debble swings widly with a right hand
and Van Alst counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Debble connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Debble misses with a straight right.
Van Alst wants to counter the offense by Debble and move into the clinch position.
Van Alst lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Debble misses with a looping left.
Van Alst throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Debble misses the target.
Debble looks to throw the jab but Van Alst is out of range.
Van Alst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Debble.
Van Alst connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Debble looks to land a left hand but Van Alst moved out of range nicely.
Van Alst misses with a body kick.
Debble throws a poor cross that misses

and Van Alst counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Alst.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rutger Van Alst showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rutger Van Alst's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Van Alst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Debble misses with a body punch
and Debble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Alst's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Alst obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Debble throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Alst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Van Alst there.
Debble misses with an uppercut
and Van Alst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Alst moves out of range of the strikes.
Debble swings for the body but Van Alst moves out of range.
Van Alst throws a fast counter high kick but Debble manages to duck under it in time.
Debble throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Alst.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Alst.
Van Alst misses with a leg kick.
Debble blocks a head kick by Van Alst.
Van Alst defending well as Debble loads up on a big left hand.
Debble backing away here, and Van Alst unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Alst lands a nice shot to the body.
Debble is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debble misses the shot to the body.
Debble swings widly with a right hand
and Van Alst counters with a good low kick that Debble was not able to check.
Van Alst misses with a leg kick.
Debble swings widly with a right hand
and Van Alst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Debble checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Debble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Alst.
Van Alst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Alst.

Van Alst drives through and clinches with Debble against the cage.
Debble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Alst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Alst has had enough of the clinch but Debble keeps him there for the moment.
Van Alst tries to throw a body punch but Debble avoids it by throwing Van Alst back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Debble.
Van Alst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Debble.
Van Alst tries to throw a body punch but Debble avoids it by throwing Van Alst back against the cage.
Debble misses with a knee strike.
Debble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Debble lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debble blocks a body shot from Van Alst.
Debble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Debble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Alst misses with a punch to the body.
Van Alst tries to throw a body punch but Debble avoids it by throwing Van Alst back against the cage.
Van Alst stalling.
Van Alst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Alst lands a hook to the side of the head.
Debble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Alst or not.
Debble works on Van Alst's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Alst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Debble pushes Van Alst back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Debble putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Alst in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Debble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Alst wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Debble.
Debble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Alst trying to control the position but instead, Debble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Alst into the cage.
Debble lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Van Alst to his knees! Debble keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dum Debble!
Dum Debble decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.